Meet seven of the world's most expensive dishes...
May 16, 2017, 10:09 am
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Meet seven of the world's most expensive dishes...
Meet seven of the world's most expensive dishes...
Have you tried one or more of these yet? Please see the headline link above... @:-)
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
A £15 gold-leaf cappuccino in Abu Dhabi is just the tip of the iceberg; when it comes to obscenely expensive foods, the US comes out on top.
A touch of gold flake and a drizzling of truffle oil is all it seems to take for a restaurant to advertise a new luxury dish, but these seven sumptuous foods found around the world are over the over-the-top both in creativity and price.
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
May 16, 2017, 2:19 pm
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Nope, it would be wasted on me. In the go-go 80's I worked at an interesting place in Sint Maarten and guests were constantly bringing down big tins of Beluga,etc. from Petrossian where we'd go through the whole ritual of chopped egg, onion, toast points and all the rest. Never saw what the big deal was and secretly figured that if the Ossetra et al cost a half buck a can that nobody would bother. But what do I know?
May 17, 2017, 9:48 am
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I think it's a hoot that just about everything has gold leaf in it, too, as if all the recipes were created to please the Donald. Incidentally, I made a recipe (elaborate cake) which called for it once. I t was for a party and I figured sure, why not, if it's not expensive. I don't remember how much it costs, but I found a kitchen store that sold it by the sheet (good for a one-off like this!), and whatever the price was, it was ok for my grad student budget.
May 17, 2017, 2:31 pm
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Nope, it would be wasted on me. In the go-go 80's I worked at an interesting place in Sint Maarten and guests were constantly bringing down big tins of Beluga,etc. from Petrossian where we'd go through the whole ritual of chopped egg, onion, toast points and all the rest. Never saw what the big deal was and secretly figured that if the Ossetra et al cost a half buck a can that nobody would bother. But what do I know?
Quality Beluga caviar shouldn't be mixed with chopped egg/onion at all.
Personally, I can't stand the gold-flake idea. Such things have no taste and makes no sense at all.
The only thing on that list I'd like to try is the burger.
May 17, 2017, 4:15 pm
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I have to say, it's sort of a stupid list (or misleading headline). A £15 item is not among the world's most expensive dishes. (Technically, it's not even a dish, it's a drink.) It may be one of the world's most expensive coffees, but that's not what the headline purports.
May 18, 2017, 11:00 am
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May 18, 2017, 12:15 pm
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Have you all seen the BuzzFeed "Worth It" video series? They've tried many of these and compare them to similar products at other price points. It's very entertaining, and easy accessible on YouTube!
May 19, 2017, 5:11 am
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